Michael posted a message on social media on Wednesday claiming
Las Vegas police used excessive force and pointed a gun at
his head after a crowd scattered following noise that sounded
like gun shots.

Michael said he was handcuffed and had guns pointed at him for
"doing nothing more than simply being a black man in the
wrong place at the wrong time." He said he feared for his
life.

On Thursday, Martellus said he didn't realize there was a
video of the incident, which was released by TMZ, and that he had
to excuse himself from a team meeting because he began to
cry.

"I didn't even know there was a video," Martellus said. "I
had to walk out of meetings because I broke down crying, just
thinking about what could have happened, what could have been. It
was just so close. You never know these days."

Speaking to reporters, Martellus again got emotional,
holding back tears as he said: "You just think, 'What if?' You
know? Two seconds this way, two seconds that way, the whole thing
is different. So for me, I'll just be happy to see my brother,
because there's a chance I couldn't see him."

Michael said in his statement that he retained Oakland
civil rights attorney John Burns and is exploring legal
options.

The Las Vegas Police said they are on investigating the
incident. Kevin McMahill, the Undersheriff of the Las Vegas
Metropolitan Police Department said there isn't evidence of
racial profiling.

Martellus said on Wednesday that Michael is doing well and
he is proud of how he's handling it.

"Michael's doing well," Martellus said. "I think the first
couple days were really tough. I think he's doing well. He has a
lot of support."

He added: "I'm very proud of Michael and the way that he
handled it. There's a lot of guys who told him not to say
anything. It may be a distraction ... For me, I think that's the
wrong way to go about it. I think his letter, it was eloquent.
You had to empathize with the side of the story that he was
telling, what happened to him."